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Mcdonalds (MCD) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Mcdonalds posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$2.4 billion for Q1 2026, down 103.5% year-on-year from $67.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2.11% on a QoQ basis from -$2.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Mcdonalds (MCD) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 103.5% year-over-year to -$2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$2.4 billion (down 103.5% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$2.4 billion, down 103.61% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.4 billion, up from -$2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $68.4 billion in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$2.5 billion in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $58.8 billion (2022), against an average of $36.3 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Retained Earnings plunged 104.32%; it then soared 2748.07% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $59.5 billion in 2022, then climbed by 6.61% to $63.5 billion in 2023, then advanced by 5.28% to $66.8 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 103.61% to -$2.4 billion in 2025, then advanced by 2.11% to -$2.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$2.4 billion (Q1 2026), -$2.4 billion (Q4 2025), and -$2.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -8.88 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -312.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -8.01 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.90 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 24.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -98.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.52 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -5.10 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 118,000.00
10 Mcdonalds 196,409.04 -1.17 Bn 5.84 Bn -2.36 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -2.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.41 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.41 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 68.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 67.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 66.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 65.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 64.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 63.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 62.65 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 -2.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 -2.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 59.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 58.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 57.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 57.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 55.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 55.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 -2.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 53.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -2.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 52.66 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 -3.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 52.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 -2.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 51.56 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 50.93 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -2.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 49.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 -2.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -2.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 -2.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 47.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 -2.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -3.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 45.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 -2.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 44.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -2.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 44.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 -2.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 -2.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 43.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 42.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 551.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 444.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 427.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 516.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 29.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 39.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 796.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 609.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 37.90 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 37.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 36.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 35.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 35.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 752.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 32.57 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 -278.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 31.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 31.27 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 30.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 395.20 Mn